Autographs, Books and Manuscripts

Lot 792
Monroe, James.
Third Person Autograph Letter (Signed Twice in Text). Two pages, recto/verso, small Quarto, Portland Place, July 13, 1807. Transcribed in part:

"Mr Monroe presents his best respects to Lord Holland and is sorry to inform him that Mr. ? has not arrived in town & will not till tomorrow evening or the next day. An ill founded suspicious that some of the sea men were sick of a contagious disease is the cause of the delay...".

Fine. Minor foxing on verso, and an almost imperceptible tear at top right, else Fine.
Estimated Value $800-1,200.